Travel & Lifestyle

Eating with the AU: Black Penny – Cleveland St, Surry Hills (Sydney)

Black Penny is one of the latest bars to make a splash in the trendy Surry Hills scene, with a focus on good vibes, classy decor, live music, unique cocktails and shared dishes to enjoy “between friends”, such as the “scallops in a blanket” ($17), pictured above. One of their most popular cocktails is the…

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Eating with the AU: Yebisu Izakaya – Regent Place, Sydney

The touch-screen supported Izakaya has become a more recent addition to the Sydney food scene, with Wagaya and Mizuya both proving popular destinations for both Japanese locals and westerners with Karaoke rooms, booths for almost all guests and a wide and varied selection of food and drinks on hand. Yebisu Izakaya in Regent Place (next…

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Travelling With the AU: Eureka SkyDeck and The Edge – Melbourne, Australia.

Every major city has its premiere viewing platform. New York has the Empire State Building. Sydney has the Centrepoint Tower. Auckland has the Sky Tower. And never a city to be outdone, Melbourne has the Eureka Tower, which has its viewing point – the “SkyDeck” – on the 88th floor of the building. At 285…

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Sleeping with the AU: Holiday Inn on Flinders Lane, Melbourne

The Holiday Inn hotel chain has undergone a staggering amount of changes over the last decade, taking it from a budget hotel/motel chain that most people associated with overnight stops along highways or airport layovers, into an upmarket full service – though reasonably priced – group of hotels that focus on comfort and quality of…

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Tour Diaries: The Lazys in New York City (Part Three)

Well we are entering our 6th and final week. We are laying down guitar solos, vocals and a few final touches. New York has really been a mind blowing experience! And the record is coming together just right. It’s sounding massive… Here are a few photos from our most recent experiences: The Lazys meet the…

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Tour Diaries: The Delta Riggs – Hex.Lover.Killer Album Tour Diary

“Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty…

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Tour Diaries: The Lazys in New York City (Part One)

The Lazy‘s are a five piece rock outfit from Terrigal, NSW, who are currently working on their new album in New York City! The band shot us some photos and some notes about their adventures, and here’s what the band’s Mat Morris has had to say about the trip so far: “After hardly having any…

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Eating with the AU: The Animal at the Newtown Hotel, Sydney

Upstairs at the recently renovated and reopened, ever-so-popular Newtown Hotel – the latest to join the Keystone Group’s run of venues around Sydney – are two exciting additions to the Newtown nightlife. First, a rooftop cinema, and secondly, a brand new restaurant called The Animal, featuring a fusion of Australian and Greek cuisines. Unlike many…

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Eating with the AU: TruckStop at Beach Road Hotel, Bondi

One of the first food trucks to make a stand on the Sydney scene was Eat Art Truck, with a changing menu that focused on an Asian-American fusion of delicacies – and plenty of other influences along the way. Just like Cantina Mobil before them, who recently opened up a physical storefront off Oxford Street,…

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Eating with the AU: Eliunt – Extra Virgin Olive Oil Degustation

Eliunt are a new company on the market whose objective is to serve the finest extra virgin olive oils from around the world, and educate their users along the way. The company, which launched in Australia earlier this year ahead of its plans to expand internationally, currently sells ten oils from ten regions around the…

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Tour Diaries: The Trouble With Templeton in the USA – Part Two.

Tom from The Trouble With Templeton continues his USA Tour Diaries as we travel to New York for the annual CMJ Music Marathon. Being a part of CMJ music marathon was a crazy and incredible experience. New York is one of my favorite cities in the world and having the chance to finally play there…

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Eating with the AU: Austin Eats at Austin City Limits.

This week, the Big Day Out festival has announced a touring festival first in Australia: the concept that food at a festival should be GOOD. With the amount of Food Trucks now popping up, particularly on the East Coast, there’s no longer any excuse that food at festivals should be limited to Dagwood Dogs and…

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Tour Diaries: The Trouble With Templeton in the USA – Part One.

Brisbane artist Thomas Calder aka The Trouble With Templeton is currently in the USA, performing solo and making plenty of waves in the process. You’ve already heard our Disneyland interview with Tom, and now we’re going to take you through a photo tour diary of Tom while he was in Los Angeles… read on! WITZEND…

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Photo Gallery: Sabbaba Newtown Official Launch (09.12.10)

2014 Editors Note: Please note Sabbaba Newtown is no longer open. To find a Sabbaba near you, head to: www.sabbaba.com.au On Thursday night, over 250 people descended on 148 King Street, Newtown, to sample the finest Middle Eastern dishes, at the official launch of Sabbaba’s latest restaurant. Guests from the worlds of food, music, arts,…

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